The healthcare industry is wide and diverse, with critical factors lurking around every corner, particularly in the paramedical field. Under the numerous specialities in the field of paramedical education, educational institutions provide a 2-year Diploma programme in dialysis technology. The Diploma in Dialysis Technician (DDT), sometimes known as the Diploma in Dialysis Technology (DDT), is a paramedical education that teaches students how to operate dialysis machines and other medical equipment.
The course is a beginner’s level skill based certification in the sphere of dialysis therapeutic aid process. Students are given the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to operate a dialysis machine on a patient. In the long run, students can improve their knowledge base and skills in the appropriate domain by pursuing higher level certification. The course primarily aims to provide students with domain-specific information and abilities, as well as a fundamental comprehension of theoretical concepts.
Diploma in Dialysis Technician Eligibility Criteria
- All aspirants are required to have cleared their class 12 board examination, preferably in the stream of science from a recognised board of education such as CBSE, ICSE or State Boards.
- They must have secured a minimum aggregate score of 40% or more in the qualifying examination with compulsory subjects such as Physics and Chemistry and one optional subject from either Mathematics or Biology.
Diploma in Dialysis Technician Admission Process
Being a diploma programme, educational institutions in India carry out one of the two prominent methods of offering admissions to the paramedical course, i.e. entrance-based or merit-based. Here are the details of entrance-based and merit-based admission to Diploma in Dialysis Technician programme.
Entrance-Based Admission
- Candidates will be asked to apply to the college, download the appropriate Admit Card or Hall Ticket and appear for the relevant University-level entrance exam.
- Based on their performance in the entrance exam, they will be ranked accordingly in a merit-list, which will be released by the respective colleges.
- Candidates will then be called for further selection processes, which may include a Personal Interview and/or Group Discussion.
- Depending on the overall performance of the candidates in the entrance exam and the Personal Interview and/or Group Discussion, candidates will be shortlisted for admission to the course.
- Certain universities also conduct counselling sessions after the results of the entrance exams have been released.
- Based on the ranks and scores obtained by the candidate in the entrance exam, they will be called to sit in the respective counselling sessions and select the course and college.
- On the basis of the ranks of the candidates, the choice of course selected and the vacancy of seats in the respective course, prospective candidates will be offered admissions to the course.
Merit-Based Admissions
- Once candidates have applied for admissions to an educational institution, they will be called for the selection processes of the respective college, which may include a Personal Interview and/or Group Discussion.
- Depending on the admission policy of the individual college, candidates may even be offered Direct Admission to Diploma in Dialysis Technology.
- The medical college will shortlist candidates for admissions based purely on the past academic record. If applicable, the performance of the candidates in the personal interview and/or group discussion will also contribute to the admission status of the candidate.